Average Labor and Delivery Nurse Salary in Rochester

Labor and delivery nurses in Rochester earn an average of $76,070 per year (or $36.57 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Rochester, NY
5% lower than the national average
$76,070
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Rochester labor and delivery nurses earn 5% lower than the national average salary for labor and delivery nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

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Labor and delivery nurse salary range in Rochester, NY

10%
$59,640
MEDIAN
$75,440
90%
$100,700
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $100,700 $48
75th Percentile $82,690 $39
Median $75,440 $36
25th Percentile $60,820 $29

80% of Rochester labor and delivery nurses earn between $59,640 and $100,700.

Cost-of-living adjusted labor and delivery nurse salary in Rochester

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Rochester, NY
$77,385
Overall Average
Rochester, NY
$76,070

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Rochester labor and delivery nurses earn about $77,385 per year. Cost-of-living in Rochester is 1% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in New York for labor and delivery nurses

New York, NY $98,460 per year
Buffalo, NY $80,740 per year
Troy, NY $77,710 per year
Syracuse, NY $75,440 per year

New York nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where labor and delivery nurses are paid the highest is New York, where the average labor and delivery nurses salary is $98,460 and 180,540 registered nurses are currently employed. The Buffalo area comes in second, with a $80,740 average labor and delivery nurse salary and 13,140 registered nurses employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in Rochester, NY?

Bariatric Nurse $86,719 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $86,331 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $83,677 per year
Blood Management Nurse $82,155 per year
Pediatric OR Nurse $81,653 per year
Float Pool Nurse $81,394 per year
Dermatology Nurse $80,634 per year
PACU Nurse $80,634 per year
Research Nurse $80,634 per year
Cath Lab Nurse $80,634 per year

At a $76,070 average annual salary, labor and delivery nurses in Rochester tend to earn less than bariatric nurses ($86,719), clinical informatics nurses ($86,331), endoscopy nurses ($83,677), blood management nurses ($82,155), pediatric OR nurses ($81,653), float pool nurses ($81,394), dermatology nurses ($80,634), PACU nurses ($80,634), research nurses ($80,634), and cath lab nurses ($80,634).

More about labor and delivery nurses

A labor and delivery nurse works with women before, during and after delivery. They help to educate parents about their new child. Their actual job description varies depending on the hospital's location and size.

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Data sources: rn salary data, cost of living data, proprietary data from Incredible Health